Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-22
THE RACES.
The Closing Day a nost success.
ful one

The day was as near perfect as the
weather clerk could furnish, not cloud
marred the sky. The people hocked
into the Park, and were contented listen.
ers to the sweet strains of music such as
Califore's Cornet Band alone can furnish.
The first race was the three minute
class trotting, purse $3.50. Mile heats,
8 in s.
c. P. Thurston's b, g. Dick Thurston
was scratched, leaving Chick Bro. s b. 6.
Slow Go, Sprouts b. g. Captain Jack
md Durfees b. (. Leonor as starters.
Pools opened up lively, Leonor selling
for $40 to $40, and the two geldings
bringing $40 to $40 felded. There were
plenty Of hackers at these figures.
First Heat--After two or three scores,
they were sent oft to an even start.
Captain Jack at the pole, Leonor second,
Slow Go outside. Before the one.eighth
pole was reached, the Gibralter horse,
driven by Reynolds, was clearly out OF
the race. Captain Jack and the filly
trotted beautiful mile from wire to
finish, the cfilly winning by nose from
Captain Jack. Slow Go distanced. Time
2:36t.
Second Heat-There being but two
horses to finish the race, the interest in
pools and their adjuncts ceased. They
were sent off at first attempt. Captain
Jack broke at the half and in the stretch,
but caught handily, the filly winning as
before. Time 2:40.
The third heat was repetition of the
last. Time, 2:37.
Some delay was ocoasioned by the
necessary preparation OF the track for
the great event Of the day, the Derby. "
The track and everything thereto was
perfect. Turfmen could not contain
their admiration of its condition. One
gentleman connected with the National
Opera Troupe exclaimed, "Oh, what
racing we could have at home il Sleeps
head Bay had track like this y
The Frazier Road Cart Company had
announced handsome gold-mounted
whip for the Jockey having the winning
mount in this race. By accident, it was
damaged so badly that they hung up a
handsome pair of Fenton's Cynthiana
boots and spurs in lieu thereof. They
were admired by all. As the horses
were called out, an immense wreath OF
roses and natural flowers was sent to
the Judges stand, with the compliments
of admiring ladies of the city, with in
struetions to have it placed on the neck
of the winner.
Presiden; Covarrubias called them up
for start. Manzinita was the first to
canter by the stand, with Luke Flowers
in the saddle, with Captain Hutchin-
sons colors-black jacket and cap, red
sash. The cheers showed she had host
OF friends and hackers, she being the fa-
vorite at 60 to 100, to 30 to go on Car
melita, and s to 20 on Novelty. The
next to dash by the stand was the beau.
tiful daughter of Hardwood, from the
Hawkins family. Tommy Harity had
on Moran's green jacket and black cap,
and carried the stable money and talent.
Her hackers were all through the
stretch. The last to show was the
Novelty mare, With Gaby, carrying red
as colors. 1t seemed as though her
hackers bought her because she was
cheap. The race was eventful and inter-
esting the animals passing the wire twice.
The start was effected easily all being
tractable. They got eff together-the
Hutchinson filly cut out the work from
the start, Novelty close up, Carmalita
running under strong pull past the
stand. They maintained this position
past the starting spoint, when Harity
shook up the beautiful San Diego filly
and collared MANI .nita at the head of
the stretch The whips and spurs now
came into play and the race began in
earnest, green pulled away and won two
lengths from Manzanita, Novelty twen-
ty lengths in the rear; time 2:24t. The
cheers were deafening. After weighing
the riders out, Secretary DeCamp intro.
dueed Mr.. Myran F. Tarble, the man.
ager of the Frazier Road Cart Company
to Tommy Harity, the jock that rode the
victor in the race, and with appropri-
pirate remarks presented him with the
boots and spurs and enjoined him never
to dishonor the import of the spurs.
Those who knew young Harity best,
all agree that the donation was well
earned and merted. Mr.. c. G.. Abby
Of the Spirit of the Times, on behalf OF
the lady donors, placed the magnificent
wreath of roses on the handsome Car.
MALTA. Her young, festive and really
handsome owner then led her backwards
and forwards past the stands. Cheers
were freely given for owner, rider and
filly. Many fair young lady sighed
aud fel. that the wreath had been mis-
placed, being on the mare instead of its
owner. This terminated the most inter.
estipg event of the meeting.
The last race was tive-eighlh's dash,
running, with Moran's G. $. Jno. Treat,
4, Harity, lis lbs; Walters ch. Q. Billy
Johnston, aged, Gaby, ll9 lbs; Pallets
b. C. Origin, =, Ben Stewart, IS lbs. The
betting was lively, johnson favorite at
$40, the 4. stallion, $40. to Sc and IS on
the we.year-old. About $1,000 went
into the box.
A good send.of was effected, with
johnson a neck ahead, Origin next at
the pole and the gray outside. The two.
year-old ran lively past the half.mile
post, they gray moved up and, for some
unknown cause, the sorrel pulled thirty
to forty yards to the rear. The lower
turn was passed in this order, when Billy
johnson moved up, changing places with
the two-year-old, eoliared the gray and
drove the race to the wire, being second
to John Treat by neck and fifty feet
from Origin, third. Time, LOAF. The
judges consumed over an hour in exami-
nation of the riders and other witnesses,
reading rules, ETC., and tinall ly announc.
ing the suspension OF young Gaby. the
rider Of Johnson, for failing to make an
effort to win the race. Thus ended the
second meeting of this energetic associa.
tion. They tender thanks to the faith.
full and attentive patronage afforded
them, and are pleased to announce that
their most sanguine expectations in the
way of receipts have been more than
realized; and more, that future existence
and prosperity are assured. By Tuesday
morning they expect to have all demands
paid off and a respectable balance in the
hands of their trustworthy Treasurer,
DIR. David Burbank. The events of
1883, so far, have doubled the number
of entries Of this year, and will
likely be cnrresnnndinolY intaresiinn